Bhubaneswar, Mar 31: As many as 3,940 villages and 16,533 small habitations across the State are yet to be electrified, said Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das.
Replying to a question in the Assembly, Das said 3,144 villages under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana and 521 under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) could not be electrified in 12th plan period.
He added over 400 villages each in Mayurbhanj, Rayagada and Koraput districts continue to be without electricity. Similarly, a sizeable number of villages in Kandhamal, (305), Malkangiri (255), Kalahandi (227) and Angul district (221) are yet to be electrified. Similarly, 3,268 habitations in Mayurbhanj district do not have electricity.
Bolangir and Nabarangpur districts are having more than 1,000 such villages.
